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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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The yen strengthened slightly, having come within a whisker of 160 to the dollar, amid speculation Japanese authorities could step in to support their currency following last month's intervention.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“I hope to see a rising sentiment that further yen-buying intervention is necessary, along with self-help efforts—specifically interest-rate hikes and sealing off fiscal expansion—to avoid inflation and a weaker yen,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Petro and Trump have clashed and regularly publicly insulted each other over issues including drug-trafficking and US intervention in the region, though relations improved after a meeting at the White House in February.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

With college football in such an uncertain place, do you feel like there needs to be some form of outside intervention?

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

With my mother and little sisters across the Atlantic and my father somewhere beneath it, Mrs. Brenner had declared her intervention a mitzvah, a commandment of God.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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